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Be a blessing?

August 25, 2011

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One book that I read this summer  was from author  Reggie McNeal about the Missional Renaissance It is a good book especially for existing  churches exploring becoming more missional in their orientation. One of the conversations we have been having as a family this summer has to do with blessings. How do you bless a [...]

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Who is your neighbor ?

August 18, 2011

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At Sent Lab in Austin this past weekend one of the presenters had each table spend five minutes creating a list of people who they work with in their ministry setting. Here are some samples. Mexicans, Chinese, Indians, Peruvians, Guatemalans, Ecuadorians, Iranians, Algerians, Moroccans, Pakistanis, Iraqis, Egyptians, Jordanians, Nigerians, Ivorians, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Karen [...]

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Missions next door

August 16, 2011

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Last weekend I was able to be a part of a SENT LAB but on by The Sent Collective.  I was able to chat some  with Chad Vandiver, a missions strategist and co-founder of the SENT Collective. Read his take on how he hopes to help churches reach their lost neighbors. I have worked with [...]

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Praying for success just down the street

June 29, 2011

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Praying for success just down the street

As you may know we are in the states for a while on furlough. We are visiting different churches. I am looking at things through the lenses of what if I started another church some day in the states? What would I do differently? A couple of weeks ago we visited a church in Knoxville [...]

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Working

June 20, 2011

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Working

I am sitting in a meeting of pastors and church planters who are serious about planting churches.  This is exciting stuff. Most of the guys here are pastors of churches that are ten years old or less.   Here is one theme that several pastors are talking about and actually modeling: They have  jobs outside [...]

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Planting a Church

June 13, 2011

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Planting a Church

This week I will be with my good friend David Putman. David helps us out a lot at Upstream. He is beginning a new project called “Planting the Gospel”.  I look forward to learning more about that and helping him out as well. He asked me a question the other day that I am putting [...]

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New Things

June 11, 2011

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New Things

Last week we came to the states for a one year home assignment. We will miss Germany for sure but we are looking forward to our time in the states this year.  I will be doing the same work and travel as I did in Germany but basing out of Knoxville. So I am trying [...]

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